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A Fan's Notes: Little Big League
This week the 2013 Little League World Series has bought teams from across the world to Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The championship game will be played…
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KC Soundcheck: The Greeting Committee
The Greeting Committee was formed by four Overland Park high schoolers in 2014 and has since become one of Kansas City’s most well-known and beloved indie bands. Their third studio album is coming out in June.
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Missouri is ready to execute Leonard Taylor next week. He may be innocent
Taylor would be the third person sentenced to death by the state in the last 10 weeks.
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This former Kansas City reporter is now covering immigration enforcement in Minneapolis
Now based at the Minnesota Star Tribune, Allison Kite describes the demands of covering immigration enforcement activity while being encouraged by her community’s response.
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He came to Kansas City to escape the Taliban. Now he’s warning others of genocide in Afghanistan
Qasim Rahimi came to Kansas City in June 2021 after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over. Rahimi is a member of the Hazara, an ethnic minority group that has faced decades of violent persecution at the hands of the Taliban, and now he’s working to warn the world about the genocide being carried out against his people.
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Remembering Ida McBeth, Kansas City’s 'queen of jazz and blues'
McBeth, who died Wednesday at age 70, was known for her captivating stage presence and deep, commanding voice. She was a mentor and role model for younger generations of Black women coming up in the Kansas City jazz scene.
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Artificial intelligence model ChatGPT won't ruin education, UMKC professors say
The chatbot has educators scrambling to make sure students don't use it to cheat. Two UMKC professors think one way to address the issue is to incorporate the new technology into lesson plans rather than ban it.
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New book tells the untold story tied to Kansas City's 1981 Hyatt Regency skywalk disaster
The Kansas City skywalk disaster in 1981 killed 114 people and become one of the most closely-covered events in the city's history. A new book uses the writing of a key player in the disaster to tell an untold story about the tragedy.
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A Kansas City play explores the challenges, and comedy, of life after incarceration
Clients from First Call, an alcohol and drug prevention and recovery organization, sat down with actors from the Unicorn Theatre to help the cast of "Clyde's" gain insight into the experiences of individuals trying to rebuild their life after getting out of prison.
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Stacey Graves sworn in as Kansas City's new police chief
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners selected Stacey Graves, a 25-year veteran of the department, as the next police chief of the KCPD. But some community members remain critical of the hiring process.
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